Yaser Abdelaziz El Sayed is a

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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from Egypt competing mainly in category F55-56 javelin throw events. He competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing,

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. There he won a bronze medal in the men's F55-56 javelin throw event.

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* Paralympic athletes for Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Egypt Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Egyptian male javelin throwers {{Paralympic-medalist-stub